Tastes and Sounds of the Civil War - 2011
Experience the Civil War through seeing an interpreter dressed in 1860’s clothing, listening to the stories of the men who fought and the women who waited, taste the staple food of marching armies, and hear the war songs of the Confederate and Union armies. This program was presented by Vickie Wendel, Anoka County Historical Society.
Measurable Outcomes may be collected by survey, anecdotal responses, pre-test/post-test, observations; Describe proposed end user change in Behavior, Attitude, Skills, Knowledge, Condition and/or Status.Participants while being entertained will gain a good understanding of the life and experiences of people during the civil war.
Survey Results:Please rate the quality of this program: (Using 1-5 scale, with 5 being excellent and 1 being poor)
- Not rated - (0), 1- (1), 2 - (0), 3 - (0), 4 - (4), 5 - (19), Average (4.67)
What did you like best about the program?
- Animation
- Show & tell
- The dress (2)
- All of it (2); some excellent questions were asked
- Visuals = question + answer time
- Well informed
- History of the period
- Bullets, cannon balls
- Most everything - but especially the demonstrative presentation
- Speaker was excellent
- Personal story
- Civil war is most interesting
- How we went in depth on everything, I learned a lot of stuff that I never knew
- How descriptive she was
- Vickie's ability to answer audience questions
- Vickie was knowledgeable, spirited, responded to every question, related into about our town specific to the town, well organized, good presentation, too little time
- Pieces she brought to show; her information
- History (2)
- All of it! (2)
- Very informative, brought up things I have never thought of before
- All the stories & historic information; I was very excited to hear all of it
What did you expect to experience or learn from this presentation? Were your expectations met?
- Interesting
- Delivery
- Yes (15)
- No expectations
- Life in Civil War time
- To learn & be entertained
- This presenter was awesome
- Deeper knowledge of Civil Ware - resources to learn more
- Gen info re: North & South - interesting troops descriptions & weaponry
- Historical information
- I expected to just get a kind of overview on everything but instead we went more in depth on everything which I really liked
- I expected to just get the regular overview of the war instead we got a wonderful descriptive lesson
- Learn more about the Civil War
- I learned a lot - interesting and fun
- Exceeded expectations
- Link site is tiny, would really like to see more circulation of events and programs
- A part of our history
- What happened
- Just came to support the program!
- More resources for information
- An overview of the Civil War
What other programs would you like to see offered at the library?
- More history speakers
- History
- More history (3)
- More historical programs on cultures & American history
- Music Programs
- MN librarish - access; breadth, digital, history, buildings, reference, staff available, education, book binding, research, special collections, etc.
- Spanish American war
- Music
Prior to this program, have you ever attended a program at the library or sponsored by the library? Yes (17) - No (7) How did you hear about the program?Program flier - 7Information/poster at the library - 5Information/poster in the community - 2Library newsletter - 1Library web site - 4Newspaper/magazine - 7Radio - 4Television - 0From library staff - 3From another person - 2 Check your age range: Birth to 5 (0), 6-17 (3), 18-54 (5), 55 and over (15)What is your zip code? 56721(1) - 56716 (2) - 56556(1) - 56540 (1) - 56544 (4) - 56634 (2) 56621(3) - 56554(6) - 56545 (1) - 55060(2) Do you have a current library card? Yes - 17 No - 5 NA - 2# of evaluations received: 24